Your experiences with FW v0.14.104 for 5806, 6000 and 7000 series (2011 models)

Hi,

firmware 14.104 is online.

Please share your experiences with this new SW version here in this topic. Channeling your input will make it easier for users to search and find relevant info.

Remarks- Due to the global IT structure, there might be a delay in the uploading/synchronising of new SW releases (and their release notes). Please, have a little patience if you cannot immediately see the new files on the support web pages and try 1 or 2 days later.- IMPORTANT: After upgrading your TV, it is necessary to perform a "cold start": after the TV is running again (after the update), shut down the TV, wait 2 minutes (till all components are shut down), unplug the TV from the mains (pull power cord) for a few minutes before starting again.

Dear Philips remember that in Poland HbbTV doesn't work on 2011 series. Is this update solved our problem also?
One sugestion: It's very unnecessary to require active internet connection for playing records from local harddrive.

Installed the update today. According to the release notes, ~100% of the issues from the 101 thread were not addressed in 104, so I wasn't expecting much improvement. I've had my 55" PFL7606 since March and I've applied every update ever since, none of them have helped with my problems really so now I decided to write on the forum. (Once they even sent a technician at my home, he replaced the whole logic board with a new one. I told him that it's probably just a waste of time, because it's clearly the software that bugs, not the hardware... and I was right, it didn't help.)

These are my biggest problems/annoyances:

1. I'd like to use my Pioneer BCS-212 5.1 home cinema system as my external speakers, always. But if I have "EasyLink autostart" enabled, it just doesn't work. I think the main problem is the rather slow boot up time of the BCS-212 (some 15-20 secs). It looks like the 7606 doesn't send the autostart signal to the BCS-212 until the TV has completely finished its own startup sequence, and it tries to switch to external speakers immediately after waking up the BCS (while it's still booting). And the TV thinks it succeeded and it switches to external speakers. But there is just no sound at all. Sometimes switching between tv speakers / remote speakers can help, but most of the times not, and the only way to get it to work is to restart the BCS. That's why I don't use the 'autostart' option currently; I manually start the BCS before the TV and then go through Options > Speakers to switch it to external speakers. That's the only reliable way to make it work.

2. I have a CI+ module installed. Every time I turn on the TV, I get this crazy "authentication started" / "authentication success" popup on the screen, and I have to push the green button on the remote to "approve" this annoying notification. At the same time it displays an awkward "undefined" text on the top-left corner of the display (in place of the channel's name). It looks like the software is still in alpha testing phase or something...

3. DLNA is unstable. It's better now that I switched to wired internet connection, but with the PTA01 wireless adapter it was even more unstable (even though the signal strength was excellent). Sometimes while watching a movie or a tv series through DLNA (from my MacBook Pro + Twonky Media Server), it just hangs. And because you cannot rewind or fast forward with DLNA, it's a huge pain in the ass if it happens after you've been watching for an hour or so. I've tried with older Twonky servers and the latest myTwonky, no change. So I'm pretty sure it's a problem with the tv.

Wonder how this fw fixes unavailability of HbbTV in the Czech Republic. None of the channels which are HbbTV enabled work! I've checked with my cable operator (UPC) and they do provide HbbTV. So now what? Is there a difference between DVBT and DVBC (from TV perspective)?

PFL7696H

Update: today (after one day since I've upgraded fw) I can see HbbTV on the channels they provide it. Have no idea why or what has been changed but it works. Is there any caching or what?

Frustration growing

Im also not able to chose between PCM and "Multichannel" what ever that menas.

On Digital channels im able to switch the Audio Stream. But depending on the Channel there are a 2x PCM, 2x DTS or 1 PCM and 1 DTS Stream which i can select.

Easylink still not working propperly{
I remove always the Powerswitch of all my "Home-(Frustation)Entertainment" devices. Nearly everytime i turn my TV on its a "Cold Start". And "Easylink" or "BuggyLink" Its also nearly everytime not working! It dosent Power up my AMP, its not recognizing my CEC devices.

I can see that directly during the booting of the TV if it will work or not.
If i see this message: Undifined Undifiened Easylink is not working!

Since the moment when I bought my PFL7606 passed a lot of time. During this time my acquaintances bought 4 TVs. NO Any Philips!
I dissuaded them to buy this stuff. In a year in a firmware didn't correct anything important. Philips give good-bye!
I'm still so angry!

I remove always the Powerswitch of all my "Home-(Frustation)Entertainment" devices. Nearly everytime i turn my TV on its a "Cold Start". And "Easylink" or "BuggyLink" Its also nearly everytime not working! It dosent Power up my AMP, its not recognizing my CEC devices.

I can see that directly during the booting of the TV if it will work or not.
If i see this message: Undefined Undefiened Easylink is not working!

1. I'd like to use my Pioneer BCS-212 5.1 home cinema system as my external speakers, always. But if I have "EasyLink autostart" enabled, it just doesn't work. I think the main problem is the rather slow boot up time of the BCS-212 (some 15-20 secs). It looks like the 7606 doesn't send the autostart signal to the BCS-212 until the TV has completely finished its own startup sequence, and it tries to switch to external speakers immediately after waking up the BCS (while it's still booting). And the TV thinks it succeeded and it switches to external speakers. But there is just no sound at all. Sometimes switching between tv speakers / remote speakers can help, but most of the times not, and the only way to get it to work is to restart the BCS. That's why I don't use the 'autostart' option currently; I manually start the BCS before the TV and then go through Options > Speakers to switch it to external speakers. That's the only reliable way to make it work.

I have more or less the same setup as you (Philips TV and Philips HTS), but my findings are somewhat different. I've set the TV speakers to "Easylink autostart" so that the sound gets routed through my HTS speakers. This is how the startup sequence works on my setup: I start the TV and it gives the autostart signal to the HTS. The HTS has a long startup time. Now before the HTS is completely started the TV checks if the sound can be routed through the HTS. This fails and TV gives the message "Can't switch to external speakers, internal speakers active". Now if I wait a little longer until the HTS finally starts up entierly I get a second message saying "External speakers active". Seems that when the HTS is up and running it gives a new signal to the TV and this switches to the external speakers as soon as it gets that signal. So, it takes some time (average 60 seconds) but this setup works.

Originally Posted by yolque

2. I have a CI+ module installed. Every time I turn on the TV, I get this crazy "authentication started" / "authentication success" popup on the screen, and I have to push the green button on the remote to "approve" this annoying notification.

I also use a CI+ module and I also see this pop-up, but it goes away by itself after a couple of seconds. To me this only occurs on encrypted channels of my TV provider, UPC.

Originally Posted by yolque

At the same time it displays an awkward "undefined" text on the top-left corner of the display (in place of the channel's name). It looks like the software is still in alpha testing phase or something...

This seems to be normal, Easylink shows that it sees 2 devices but cannot identify them (see my previous post).

I do agree with you that Philips could make things better, the software is not optimal, but I don't expect to see more support for the 2k11 tv's as Philips now fully focuses on the 2k12 models and the new 2k13 line.

Since a couple of weeks I experience sound cracks via TV speakers. Updating to FW 14.104 doesn't solve the problem. Our 47PFL7606K/02 is connected via HDMI to a Kathrein Satellite Receiver. The sound cracks appear on irregular manner but approximately about 10 times an evening.
Has anybody made similar experiences?

I have forgotten my password

Don't worry, it happens. We'll send you a link to create a new password.

{* #forgotPasswordForm *}
{* forgotPassword_emailAddress *}

{* forgotPassword_sendButton *}

{* /forgotPasswordForm *}

Email sent

We have sent you an email with a link to change your password.

Log in with your Philips account

We see that this email address, {* data_emailAddress *}, is already connected to a Philips account. However, this email address has not been verified yet.
We have sent a verification email to this address. Please click the link in that email to log in to My Philips.

Please provide a valid email address.

To login with your account, Provide an email address

Create a new Philips account

We see that this email, , is already connected to a Philips account. You can create a new Philips account by providing another email address.

{* #socialRegistrationNoEmailForm *}

{* socialRegistrationNoEmail_emailAddress *}

{* socialRegistration_signInButton *}

{* /socialRegistrationNoEmailForm *}

Almost done

You are almost done, please provide or verify the following information.

Philips values and respects your privacy.Please read the privacy policy for more information.

{* /socialRegistrationForm *}

{* #resendVerificationForm *}

Verify your email address

We see that this email address, {* data_emailAddress *}, is already connected to a Philips account. However, this email address has not been verified yet.
We have sent a verification email to this address. Please click the link in that email to log in to My Philips.

{* resendVerification_emailAddress *}
{* submitButton *}

{* /resendVerificationForm *}

Email sent

An activation email has been sent to {* data_emailAddress *}.
Please click on the link in this email to activate your Philips account and to verify your email address.